extended family
noun
: a family that includes in one household near relatives (such as grandparents, aunts, or uncles) in addition to a nuclear family
Given space, there are ways in which even larger populations than the extended family can be accommodated under one roof.—
Paul Oliver
Paul Oliver
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: an extensive group of people who are related by blood or marriage or who otherwise regard themselves as a large family
Four out of every five people who go through a first divorce remarry … . Thus it is that husbands and wives, their former partners, children and stepchildren, and a whole constellation of grandparents and other relatives are brought together in the new American extended family. —Michael Norman
Michael Norman During his five years at Owen High, he turned his teams into an extended family and tried to instill in his players the same sense of self-worth that Baldwin had imparted to him years before. —William Nack
William Nack Examples of extended family in a Sentence
their extended family includes a grandmother and widowed aunt
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In an episode earlier in this season of The Kardashians, Kardashian Barker talks about redoing her entire house to accommodate her extended family.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Experts recommend having three to six months’ worth of living expenses saved, but for Black women—who are more likely to be supporting extended family or managing student loan debt—this can feel daunting.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
The extended family, with Chuang clutching an urn of ashes, collaborates to lift the vehicle stuck in the mud and ice.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
His entire extended family in the United States was devastated.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Experts recommend having three to six months’ worth of living expenses saved, but for Black women—who are more likely to be supporting extended family or managing student loan debt—this can feel daunting.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
The extended family, with Chuang clutching an urn of ashes, collaborates to lift the vehicle stuck in the mud and ice.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
His entire extended family in the United States was devastated.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Extended family.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extended%20family. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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